March 2018
Date Name (age) of deceasedState (city)Description2018-03-31 Nicolas Sedano (21) Nevada (Reno) Police responded to a call of a burglary at a mini-storage lot and found Sedano sitting in a stolen car. It was unknown why an officer shot him.2018-03-31 Jason Birt (27) Oklahoma (Guthrie) An officer on an unrelated call saw Birt beating a woman and wielding a machete. When he refused their command to stop, they shot him.2018-03-30 Timothy Breckenridge (42) California (Atwater) Officers were serving a warrant on Breckenridge; a fight ensued and police shot him.2018-03-30 Edward Van McCrae (60) North Carolina (Winston-Salem) Police made a traffic stop and McCrae was a passenger in the car. An officer thought he was moving suspiciously and ordered him out. The officer and McCrae struggled, and when the officer saw that McCrae possessed a handgun, he shot him.2018-03-29 Rodney Toler (39) West Virginia (Charleston) Police tried to pull Toler over for a traffic violation, but he drove off instead. After a chase Toler crashed his car; he got out and shot at officers, who returned fire.2018-03-29 James Decoursey (35) Tennessee (Clarksville) Police were on the lookout for Decoursey, who was suspected of stealing a truck. Based on several tips, they found him and pursued him on foot; it's not known what prompted them to shoot him.2018-03-29 Christopher Gatewood (39) Nevada (Las Vegas) Police responding to a domestic disturbance call found a woman beaten and Gatewood armed with a knife. When Gatewood charged at them, they shot him.2018-03-28 William John Dominguez (31) Oklahoma (Stillwater) Police responded to a call from a man saying he was suicidal and would jump in front of traffic. Officers found Dominguez armed with a gun and a knife, and shot him when he brandished the weapons at them.2018-03-28 Aaron Ibrahem (26) Pennsylvania (Lower Macungie Township) State police chased a shoplifter through a Walmart store. In the parking lot, the suspect turned and shot at them; they shot him as he got into a van in the parking lot.2018-03-28 Jesse Kilgus (51) Kentucky (Elizabethtown) Kilgus's wife was found dead; deputies alerted the local high school that Kilgus might be on his way there to pick up his child. Kilgus did arrive, but because the school was on lockdown, he was denied entry by a resource officer. Deputies arrived and found Kilgus in his car; after several minutes of conversation, Kilgus came out of the car with a handgun and deputies shot him.2018-03-28 Gerald Richard Johns (64) Alabama (Sylacauga) Johns was pulled over in a traffic stop, but then drove away with a state trooper hanging on to his car. The trooper shot him as he was dragged.2018-03-28 Robert B. Shaw (29) South Carolina (Swansea) Police saw Shaw driving and pursued him because of several outstanding warrants. The chase ended on a local freeway when police used a tire-spike device. When they saw Shaw holding a gun to his own head, police backed off and began talking with him. After several hours, they decided to approach Shaw's truck again, and when Shaw made a sudden move they shot him. 2018-03-28 George Pappas (61) Arizona (Surprise) Police were called for a 'welfare check' at a local office, and arrived to find Pappas armed with a knife.2018-03-27 Juan Carlos Romero (41), aka Rafael Yepez North Carolina (Sanford) Police responded to a domestic disturbance call to find Romero armed with a handgun. They say Romero then fired at the three responding officers, and they returned fire. Family members say Romero was unarmed with his hands up when he was shot. 2018-03-27 Isaac Michael Scroggie (24) Florida (Midway) Investigating a report of a break-in, a deputy arrived to find Scroggie coming out of the home in question. (By one report, Scroggie had been struggling with a woman in the yard.) Scroggie began to flee but then confronted the deputy, who first used a Taser and then shot Scroggie. 2018-03-27 Evan Bashir (29) Idaho (Nampa) 911 calls reported a domestic disturbance and stabbing. When officers arrived on the scene, they found one woman dead, two others seriously injured, several children present, and a suspect inside the house with a weapon. The officers entered the home and shot Bashir.2018-03-27 Marco Antonio Saavedra (44) Texas (Pasadena) An officer was pulling Saavedra over in a traffic stop. Saavedra got out of his car with a hand hidden behind him, then turned and pointed a gun at the officer, who shot him. Saavedra staggered in the street, then pointed the gun at the officer again and was shot again. (Family later reported that Saavedra once said he hoped to commit "suicide by cop".)2018-03-27 Holly Knighton Alabama (Montgomery) Two police officers approached a stolen vehicle when Knighton began to drive it away, dragging one of the officers under the car. The second officer fired into the car, killing Knighton. 2018-03-27 Jose Aaron Gonzalez (44) Arizona (Phoenix) Officers were serving a search warrant at a home when they saw Gonzalez flee into a back room. A robot was sent in, and police observed Gonzalez with a handgun. When SWAT officers came into the home, Gonzalez confronted them with the gun and they shot him.2018-03-26 Nathan C. Castle (34) Virginia (Big Stone Gap) A Wise County deputy attempted to make a traffic stop on Castle, but Castle drove away. After a chase, Castle stopped and got out armed with a shotgun. The deputy shot him. 2018-03-25 J'Allen Jones (31) Connecticut (Newtown) Officers at Garner Correctional Institution were involved in a physical struggle with Jones during an attempted strip search, restraining and pepper-spraying him. Jones died, and his death was ruled a homicide.2018-03-25 Unidentified man Texas (Austin) Police officers responding to an emergency call arrived at a duplex. Finding nothing apparently wrong, they were about to leave when someone fired a shot from inside one of the homes, injuring an officer. SWAT officers were called, who used a robot to break down the door. A man and a woman came out, and police shot the man. 2018-03-24 Nikolai Yakunin (42) Alaska (Nikolaevsk) Alaska state troopers were investigating a report that Yakunin was in violation of his probation. Yakunin attacked a trooper, "incapacitating" him according to the official report. Other responding officers shot Yakunin as he assaulted them. 2018-03-24 Zander M. Clark (20) Alaska (Anchorage) Clark slashed tires and stabbed a woman in a parking lot, then was chased by a police officer on foot. When Clark turned and ran at the officer, he shot Clark. 2018-03-24 Kaitlin Demeo (25) Ohio (Columbus) Police responded to a report of shots fired to find Demeo barricaded inside a home with a rifle. When she fired at them, they returned fire, killing her. 2018-03-23 Unidentified man Arizona (Scottsdale) Salt River police responded to a call about a man in a parking lot making threats and waving a weapon. As the man advanced on them, officers shot him. He died in a hospital two weeks later, still not publicly identified.2018-03-23 Kevin Hall (40) Michigan (Genesee Township) After a bank robbery, police stopped Hall driving a van described as the getaway vehicle. Police detained two others who were in the van, but Hall attempted to drive away; police blocked him in with a patrol car, and a standoff ensued. When Hall got out of the van and charged at officers with a rifle, several of them opened fire. 2018-03-23 Robert Vega Arizona (Douglas) Douglas police, responding to a domestic disturbance call, found Vega's wife doused in gasoline and Vega holding "an incendiary device". Police shot him. 2018-03-23 Linus F. Phillip (30) Florida (Largo) A police officer instigated a traffic stop on Phillip; they pulled into at a gas station, Phillip got out of his car, and the officer smelled marijuana. Phillip got back into the car and drove it backward, dragging the officer and crashing against the gas pumps. The officer then shot him. 2018-03-23 Kevin Robles (23) Arizona (Phoenix) Responding to a report of a vehicle break-in, police found Robles holding a knife and acting "agitated". After Robles was Tased several times, he attacked officers and they shot him.2018-03-23 Unidentified man Texas (Childress) Just after midnight on the morning of the 23rd, a sheriff's deputy tried to stop a car for a traffic violation. The suspect did not stop and led police and deputies on a long chase. After running from his car, the suspect pointed a gun at officers and they shot him.2018-03-23 Daniel Allen Young (32) Louisiana (Bogalusa) A sheriff's deputy responded to a call of a suspicious person at a boat launch in the early morning hours. The deputy and Young struggled; Bogalusa police officers arrived, saw the fight, then shot and killed Young.2018-03-23 Michael Leroy McGinnis II (29) Texas (Abilene) Police were serving McGinnis with warrants for indecency with a child and a warrant to revoke his probation for arson. When McGinnis raised a gun, one of the officers shot him.2018-03-22 Danny Ray Thomas (35) Texas (Greenspoint) A sheriff's deputy saw a man acting erratically in an intersection--his pants around his ankles, "talking to himself and hitting vehicles as they passed by," and fighting with a driver. The deputy stopped, and Thomas approached him. The deputy shot Thomas.2018-03-22 Santiago Calderon (36) Illinois (Aurora) Police had been watching a "known gang house" when Calderon, who was free on bond on gun charges, left the house and drove off. Police followed and tried to stop the car; Calderon shot at officers, then drove away. Calderon crashed into another car, got out and exchanged fire with police, who killed him.2018-03-21 Jehad Eid (21) California (San Francisco) Police responded to reports of a man with a gun on Amazon Avenue. On arriving, they found Eid inside the Amazon Barber Shop. They exchanged shots; Eid was killed, and several officers and civilians were wounded.2018-03-21 Angel Uolla (18) Texas (Littlefield) Uolla stabbed his teacher and two other people at a local community center. When police found him two blocks away, Uolla brandished a knife, and police killed him.2018-03-21 Jason M. Raffaeli (25) Florida (Amelia Island) Raffaeli called 911, reporting there were gunman in his condo. When sheriff's deputies arrived, they heard gunshots inside, then Raffaeli confronted them with a gun. According to deputies, he said, "Tell my daddy I love him and make sure you shoot me in the head," before firing at them.2018-03-21 Mark Allen Lunn (47) Oklahoma (Mannford) A woman called police to report her concern about Lunn, who had come to her home to discuss purchasing a car. When police arrived, Lunn walked away, but then pulled out a "large knife" and "made a move toward one of the officers."2018-03-21 Duane Preciado (39) Oklahoma (Owasso) Police were called for a welfare check. On arriving, Preciado (whom his family describes as a 16-year military veteran with PTSD) came out of the home with an AK-47 and a semi-automatic pistol. He began walking toward officers, making threatening comments; when he did not follow commands to stop, police shot him.2018-03-20 Scott Mielentz (56) New Jersey (Princeton) Mielentz entered a Panera Bread restaurant with a gun. Employees and customers were able to flee the building. After a standoff between Mielentz and police of several hours, police shot and killed him.2018-03-20 Chance Christophe Haegele (20) Florida (Winter Haven) Police received multiple reports that Haegele had posted on social media that was going to kill himself and his mother (or had already killed his mother). As deputies arrived, Haegele himself called 911 and said he was armed and wanted the cops to kill him. When he aimed at officers, they shot him. (Haegele's mother was unharmed. Haegele had been "Baker Act'ed" multiple times, meaning authorities had detained him for involuntary mental-health exams.)2018-03-20 Kent Earl Pitman (56) North Carolina (Timberlake) Possible "suicide by cop": Sheriff's de